Women at work

Millet and groundnuts

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November 19th 2005
Millet Millet is a native plant to Senegal. It’s a staple crop across a huge chunk of Africa. In Senegal, a lot of farmers that used to grow millet now grow peanuts, but there are still a lot of millet fields. Millet is good for dry, hot places like Senegal. Mbamb has both millet and peanut fields. Before you can eat millet, you have to process it. First the women put a pile of it ... read more

Africa » Senegal » Kaolack Region » Mbamb

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Independent from France in 1960, Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. However, the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. Despite peace... ... read more